UNC Track & Field
Complete coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels Track & Field.
Tar Heels Parker Wolfe, Madison Wiltrout Advance to Olympic Track & Field Trials Finals
Parker Wolfe and UNC alumnae
Madison Wiltrout have advanced to Sunday's finals at the US Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. On Thursday, Wolfe finished second in the 5,000m semifinal in a heat dominated by pro runners, with a time of 13:34. On Friday, Wiltrout, who graduated from UNC last year, advanced to the javelin finals. (
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UNC earns fifth straight top-10 Directors’ Cup finish
UNC’s tradition of athletics excellence continued as the Tar Heels earned their fifth consecutive top-10 finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. UNC’s run to the College World Series and fourth consecutive top-five finish in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships helped the Tar Heels finish seventh for the eighth top-10 finish in the last nine seasons. (
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Parker Wolfe Named Men's ACC Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Athlete of the Year
The North Carolina men's and women's track and field program earned 32 All-ACC Academic Team honors with Parker Wolfe being named Men's ACC Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Athlete of the Year. Academic requirements for selection are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career. (
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UNC’s Ethan Strand runs down 1,500 meters finals berth at Olympic trials
Amid a field of professional runners, UNC’s Ethan Strand advanced to the men’s 1,500-meters finals at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Eugene, Ore. He needed to finish in the top five in his Saturday heat and surged to finish third in 3 minutes, 38.08 seconds to become one of five college runners to make Monday’s final at 8:47 p.m. ET on NBC. (
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Tar Heels Shine at U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials; Paige, Strand Advance to Semifinals
On Day one of the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, two Tar Heels, Makayla Paige and Ethan Strand, advanced to the semifinals to compete for a spot on the U.S. National Team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Paige took 5th place and the semifinal qualifying spot in her 800m heat with a time of 2:02.12. Strand qualified in the 1,500m with a time of 3:38.02. (
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Parker Wolfe Receives ACC Top Men's Track & Field Honors, Named Bowerman Semifinalist
North Carolina junior Parker Wolfe has been named ACC Men's Outdoor Track Performer of the Year and a semifinalist for The Bowerman Award. Wolfe, voted as the ACC's top male track athlete, won his first national championship in the 5,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Championship in Eugene, Oregon, the first individual title for the Tar Heels since 2007. (
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Parker Wolfe Named Southeast Region Track Athlete of the Year
Reigning national champion Parker Wolfe was named the Southeast Region Men's Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) following the conclusion of the season. Wolfe, who hails from Denver, Colorado, won the 5000-meter title at the 2024 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships. (
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UNC's Parker Wolfe Crowned 5,000m National Champion
On the final day of men's competition at the NCAA Outdoor Championship in Eugene, Oregon, Parker Wolfe won a national championship. Wolfe claimed the Men's 5000-meters championship with a time of 13:54.43. Wolfe is now an eight-time All-American, during his three-year career. Ethan Strand earned first team All-America in the Men's 1500-meters. (
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Ethan Strand Advances to 1500m Final at NCAA Outdoor Championships
Ethan Strand advanced from the semifinals of the men's 1,500-meter run to Friday's final with a time of 3:39.93 on the first day of action on Wednesday at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the historic Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon. Strand was fifth in his prelim heat, earning an automatic qualification. (
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UNC Strength & Conditioning Announces 2023-24 Honors
The UNC Strength and Conditioning staff has selected award winners for the 2023-24 school year, recognizing performance, effort, and improvement. The awards honor student-athletes from Olympic sports teams who excelled as part of strength & conditioning programming. Tar Heels were selected for Iron Ram, Most Improved and Newcomer awards. (
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